Portable winch.



J. R. FREEMAN.

PORTABLE WINCH.

APPUCATION FILED MAY 2|. 1915.

1 ,270,809. Patented July 2, 1918.

4 SHEETS-SHEET l- \nventor. John R.Freeman.

byfmd Maw Aily's.

J. R. FREEMAN.

PORTABLE WINCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21. 1915.

1 370,809. Patented July 2, 1918.

3 4 SHEETS-SHEET 2- lnvenTor. John R.Freemon. byMWaW Ally's.

J. R. FREEMAN.

PORTABLE WINCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2|. l9l5.

1 ,270,809. Patented July 2,1918.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

Fi .7 Fig.8.

lnv entof. John R. Freeman,

AIIy's.

J. R. FREEMAN.

PORTABLE WINCH.

APPLICATION man MAY 21. I915.

a 1 ,27-0,809. Patented July 2, 1918.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4- Inventor. John R. Freeman.

Atly's.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

f JOHN R. 'FREEMAR, F PROVIDENCE,.RHODE ISLAND.

i 1 of differentialmechanism preferably in the a i tress.

form of planetary gearing by means of which a powerful pull can be exerted upon a flexiblemember such as a rope of wire, hemp or othermaterial, which is secured to,

and adapted-to be wound upon the drum of the winch when the frame of the apparatus is suitably anchored and the winding mechanism actuated.

An apparatus of this character is particularly desirable under many circumstances, for example I it is frequently desirable to carry a portable winch of this character in an automobile so'that it may be readily used to pull the machine out of a position of dis- Another instance is as a support for a scaifold on platform' such as used by painters, in which the winch maybe used to raise and lower the platform along the side of the building. I

Such winches may also be employed advantageously in anyindustry where it is necessary to raise and lower or moveheavy obects by hand power, and particularly where a'compact apparatus having a long reach or scope is desired.

The preferredrembodlments of the inven tion disclosed hereincomprise a frame havmgja rotary drivenmeinber, preferably a drum rotatably mountedtherein upon which a coil of lrope wire, or other 'flexible material-may bereeled, the drum being rotated preferably by means of a train of planetary differential gearing which may beactuated by a crank, ratchet lever or other means.

()ne of-the objects'of the'invention is to provide'ran apparatus of the character above described which is capable of transforming thepower applied to a hand operated crank,

or the like, into'a powerful pull upon the rope, so that by a relatively small exertion PO TABLE WINCH.-

Specification of Letters Patent. i

Application filed May 21, 1915; 1 Serial N0.'29,639.

Patented July 2, 1918.

the operator may displace, or lift, a very heavy weight. a i i i i {A other object of the invention is to provlde an apparatus of the character described which may operate under diiferent speeds of revolution of its crank so as to give either a slow and very powerful pull upon the rope, as above indicated, or a more rapid pulling motion thereupon with correspondingly less power according to the position in which the actuating crank is attached to the drum operating mechanism.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in an apparatus of the characterreferred to, iueans for releasing the drum from its actuating mechanism in such a manner that the drum may be permitted to rotate freely for the purpose of reeling off the rope rapidly; or in which the rope may be wound upon the drum by power applied directly to the rim thereof, while the usual drum actuating mechanism remains stationary.

Other objects of the invention will more fully appear from the following description and the accompanying drawings and will be particularly pointed out in the annexed claims.

The drawings illustrate certain preferred embodiments of the invention, but it will be readily understood that the invention may be embodied in other forms within the mean ing and scope of the subjoined claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of winch embodying .my invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical axial sectional view of the same, i

Fig.1 3 is a sectional view on lines 3-3 Fig. 2 partly broken away to disclose the relation ofthe differential gearing, Fig. 4 is a detail sectional viewof a portion of the winding drum,

Fig. 5 is a detail view of a crank plate or disk through'which power may be imparted tothe planetary gears,

Fig. 6 is a detail view in perspective of one set ofthe planetary gears, comprising gears of different pitch whlch engagerespectively annular racks uponthe fr'ameand an Fig. 7 a side. view of a modified form. of inch embodying; my invention showing: the gears of the system mounted upon antifriction rollers, i

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal vertical-sectional view of the same,

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional vieW-ofa' modified form of Winch in which ae singlje Planetary member is emp i Fig. is a vertical aXial-;-sectional:;view

of the'same, and,.

Fig; llli s a-' detailside views peripherally broken away showing particularly the means for ,detac'hably connecting th'e drum to 1. its

' actuating mechanism;

Thepreferred form of Winchillustratedin the accompanying; drawings comprises a able manner.

' ofan anchor rope.

frame comp'osed preferably of" tw oi substan tially triangular metalfplates: spaced apart atlthei r apexeswbya'suitableposts 13), which may; be integral Withv. one: of said 7 members and connected together by screws .4 passing through said post and screw threaded into: the 7 frame at one side 1 as 1 illustratedinF-ig. 3i 1 V -v It" will however be understood that the framemay be constructedin any other suite A"clamp may be secured to one oiv-th'e posts: 3' for thetpurpo'se of receivingg'the end 7 As illnstrated herein the clamp comprisesaplate5 :having yoke members 6: embracing-the post 3 and acan tral stud 7 surrounded by a groove adapted to receive the bight'ofa rope 8; the rope being clamped firmly Within said groove by a cover-plate 9 (see-Fig. 1;)

, A handle 10 in theoform of ayoke may be secured to another of the posts?) While the third of the posts. may be conveniently utilized tosupport a pawl, adapted to engage suitable ratchet teethuponl the: Winding drum to} prevent the backward" rotation thereof The side frames 1': and'2 are -pro; vided with circular apertures adapted-to receive the planetary gearing, the Walls- 1T and '12 of said apertures being;adaptedi'to-form bearings for the planetary gears; hereinafter to be described. The side frames are prefers ably provided With inwardly extending an nu lar-flanges 133 havingzradial teeth ,lai'forms ing gears surrounding the" apertures: afoire said adapted tobe -en-gaged certain of the gears of the planetary system, an'diaetingas a :series of fulerums for: saidplanetaryi gear;

In: the construction hereiii' shown the dif--' ferential planetary gear which: engages the oflsetiissh'own as comprising .tworouterifgears engagiingI-the1gears'orrthe frame; with: an

intermediate drum actuating gear, for a the purpose ofgimore=evenly-distributing the strains .withiniithe apparatusan'd for?- the purpose iof relieving unbalanced stiains, it will the obvious: that; either of the'fouter gears Were omitted the apparatus: Would still p Annular recesses 16"surrounding' the apertures serve to receive cover plates 17, 18, secured by serevvs19 to the -side'frames to reerform its function, although; less eflitain therotating planetary gears in operai 'tiverelation-Within the frame; The gearing, as llustrated 1n Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, c0m-' prises a central sun gear or actuat0r' 2Ocom-o prising-a hub portion 21 and an outwardly extending end 22 Which preferably may be hexagonal in form -oas illustrated :inwFig.= 1,

to enten a correspondingrecess-lin the-- end V 23; -of:.an actuating cranlr 24 of-ganysurtable length and provided Witha hand: grip; The crank: 2 limayibe provided: With-an additionalengaging' member 26 preferably 'in-lthe form of a: cross; adapted to engage; annular projections 27 upon alcranknplateior disk- 28 provided With; apertures; 29" adapted toj fform bearings for the ends of the series-of plan etary: gearsawhich? will hereinafter be; de-

' scribed. The/projecting: end;22;0f1theractuator may be provided ,Withrecesses or 'lhol'es adapted to receive a lockingipinfiO-uand the I annular projections 27 maybeprovidedwith .2

like apertures; adapted to} receive alpin'fil V 1 upon said='crank,lthe pins-3O and '8l being" 7 normally pressedinwardly by a: spring :;32'

' .Which maybe fixed :to said crankrby suitable screws 3'3:

The actuator 20 is provided with. a series of gear teeth 34: adjacent to one:end-,; and'.at the other end is: provided with similar gear 35, Which in order to permittheas' sembling of:theparts of the apparatus,may

be detachably secured: upon, an extension or stud 36*preferably. ofangular cross" section,

to prevent "relative rotationQbet-Ween ,thegearh I05 3'5iand the gear'34gvthe gear-:35; beingvse cured upon said stud by-a'a: nut 37 or v in any 1 other suitable'manner;

By reason of the fact that-theldrumfvvhen A f V actuated is adapted to exert"a;very'='powerful pull,v of several tons l'upon the rope it-is necessary to eliminate "so :far. as possible the r friction: between the .:-:relatively,- rotating.

parts; In: order: to accomplish this function I: have provided each of: themembers: with cylindrical annular bearing surfaces adapt:

v ed to engage like::bearingisuriiaces upon the otherimembersin rolling. contact, thediame- 1 adjacent gears and have also provided ibear- 'ters' ofsaid ,cylindrical surfa'ces being pref} erably thesame' as the'pitch' diameterof the y 1 P ing'surfa'cest upo nitheiframe-adaptedtobe engaged ;inirol ling; contactoiby the bearing]- members upon the elements of the planetary I r I .SyStem-.-.

maintaining the gears in the most efficient contact.

The actuator at its ends may be provided with rings 3839 which may be integral 5 with the actuator or may be made separately therefrom and shrunk thereupon,

these rings being adapted to engage similar rings on the series of planetary gears which revolve around the central actuator. As

illustrated in Figs. 1 to 6 ofthe drawing the actuator is provided with eight teeth at each end spaced apart in such a mamier as to leave an annular space 40 therebetween in which the central gears of the traveling or planetary gears may pass without interference. The planetary gears desirably are of a composite character of the form illus trated in Fig. 6 and may comprise three gears rigidly secured together upon a central shaft or preferably cast integral throughout, the outer gears 41-42 each having the same number of gear teeth and the intermediate gear 43 a different number of teeth and a different pitch. These members may, as stated, be cast integral in theform of a hollow toothed cylinder, a suitable bear-' ing hub 44 being secured in the end of the cylinder and provided withafcylindrical axis 45 seated in the circular apertures 29 of the crank plate 28. The hub 44 and the cylindrical axis 45 desirably are made to fit loosely but non-rotatably within the hollow toothed cylinder to permitthe planetary gears to float freely and thus automatically '85 to adjust themselves in such a manner that each takes its proportionate share of the stress.

By spacing apart the members of the planetary gears which engage fixed annular 40 gears upon oppositesides of the casing and by placingthe gear which engages the annular gear of the drum between them the stress imposed upon the mechanismbecomes balanced and the tendency to end-crawl is 4 eliminated.

The ends of the lanetary gears desirably are provided with bearing rings "4647 Which may engage the corresponding bearing rings 3839 of the actuator, thus pro- 50 viding a rigid construction adapted to with: stand lateral strains especially since the rings-4647 also engage the annular bearing surface 11-12 of the frame] It will :be understoodthat the bearing ringsupon i thecentral actuator and upon the planetary gearssho'uld be of precisely'the pitch diameter of the respective gears inorder to permit proper relative rotation of the gear system, and in order thatv these bearing rings may. take the'pla'ce ofordinary shaft bearings" and become iniefl'ect roller bearings.

The central gear 43 desirably is spaced apart from the gears"41"42 to receive a ring 50 provided with an internal gear 51 adapted to mesh with the central teeth 430f the planetary gears, the ring 50 supporting and being preferably detachably connected to the winding drum 52.

If rotation is imparted to the actuator 20 through the crank 24,the gears upon said actuator which engage the teeth upon the planetary gears will transmit rotary motion to them and since the planetary gears also engage the internally toothed gears 14 of the main frame the rotation of the actuator will cause the planetary gears to travel in a circular path.

It will be obvious that by reason of the fact that the central gear 43 is of a different pitch than the gears 41 and 42 a differential movement will be imparted to the ring 50 and the drum 52.

If the central portion 26 of the crank 2-1- is engaged with the annular projections 27 of the crank plate 28 in which the planetary gears are journaled, power will be applied directly to the planetary system so that a greater speed of rotation will be imparted to the drum, the central actuator or sun wheel 20 revolving idly during such operation.

It will thus be obvious that rotary motion may be transmitted from the crank 10 the drum either through the central sun wheel, to provide for a slow movement of the drum with the transmission of a great amount of power; or may be applied directly to the planetary gears to attain a greater speed of rotation of the drum, with a correspomling decrease in power as may be useful in hauling in the slack rope.

It is desirable that the winding drum shall be rotatable independently of the actuating gearing in order to provide for the rapid unreeling of the rope or wire which is coiled upon the drum, and also to permit the rope to be rapidly reeled up after the device has been used.

Provision is made for the independent rotation of the drum in the device illustrated in Figs. 1 to (3 of the drawing by forming the ring 50 with a series of inclined notches 55 to form ratchet teeth 56 adapted to be engaged by a pawl 57 which may conveniently be carried ina recess 58 in the body of the drum 52, this pawl being secured therein by a cover plate 59 suitably attached to the end of the drum; The pawl may be of the form illustrated in l' 'igsi 3 and 4' which comprises the ratchet engag ing member or pawl 57 having a cylindrical stud seated in a corresponding socket at the end ofthe recess 58 and provided with a laterally extending arm 60 lying within the plane of oneotl'; the outer flanges 62 of the drum. The arm 60 may be maintained in interlocked position as illustrated in Fig,

3 by a dog 63'having a projection (34 at its end engaging the, arm 60, orit may be retained out of engagementzwith the ratchet by a similar dog 65 having anoffset end 66-adapted to engage-the other side ofthe pawl arm 60; f

When the pawl 57 is in engagement with a tooth 56 of the ring:- 5.0 the drum will rotate in unison with the ring, but ifthe pawl. is disengaged from the ring. in the.

manner aforesaid the drum maybe rotatedi freely independently of the gearing, which will. remain stationary;

The. relative .PO SltlOllS ofthe ring. 50 and the drum 52 duringithe free'rotatibn' ofthe heretofore described.

latter may be preserved by providing guid ing. means upon one of the members engage ing a recess in the other. As. illustrated herein, the; means provided comprises an annular groove'67 in the outer periphery of' the ring 50 which is engaged, by a. screw 68 seated in the drum 52 and extending. lnto:

- said annular groove.

In order to; prevent the backward. rotation. of the drum, by a. heavy weight. sustained if the hand is temporarily removed; from.

the crank when the rope is beingcoiled upon;

" the same, one or both of the flanges; 62; may

be provided with notches forming ratchet teeth 70 adapted tobe engagedby aipawl 71 pivotally mounted upononeof the posts- 3 which separate thesidesof the frame, as

-The pawl 71 may be normally retained in engagement with the teeth 'ZOby a spring 72 anchored in the post 3 and bearing upon. the pawl 71 in the usualmanner. Inorder to: lock the paWlout-of engagementwith the j teeth 7 O of the drum'during."theunreelingcfi the to e the pawl Z1 may ice-provided with a, tail havingzan angular end adapted to.

' enter anundercutrecess a. dog Ztpivot the internal annular gear 51' the slowrota- .i liQ; f and exertinga -powerfulipullthereupon, f

' to the object to be movedn Bower-may then}- be applied by the handle. either through the actuator 20. in which case the rotatiomof. the

actuator will: cause the; rotation, and revoluti'o'n of the planetary gears and because of the difference inpitch' between the gears 4:142 andf43 will cause through tion. of the ring50 andzthe attached drum 52, thus'windingithe rope upon' thef-Winch If. an object ofless weightis to;be.-moved which does not require the-power produced inthe manner aforesaid or lfflSlfi-Ckx rope is to be; reeled in vthe central recess 26-.ef the crank handle may be applied to. theannular projection. 27 of the disk 28,;in. which. the

planetary gears are 'journaled, and rotatiol' imparted directly to. the planetary system,

permitting. the centralactuator to run' This movement of thefplanetary' gears will transmit; adiiferential movement tothe ring,

but. at a. much increased speedover that which. is impartedthrough the rotation of the actuator above, described so that light objects can be moved? with much;v greater 'ras pidity than very heavy-objectsfl I 'In the apparatus illustrated iii/Figs. l

to 6 the actuator is provided. with eight i teeth as are also the outer. gears. of. the planetary system.. Thefixedannul'ar racks are provided with twenty four teeth which; are engaged by the outer. teeth of the planet-j ary gears. aforesaid. The snag-ear 4L3 is.

three teeth. In this. construction each rot'a tion of; the drum requires about'forty siit. revolutions of the crank when the'sameis provided, with seven teeth. andthef movable internal ring 50'f'of the drum with twenty 85.

rotated through the. central; actuator; or x eleven and live tenths rotations when the. crank engages the crank disk'28; so Jthat it will be apparent that whenwthel la-netary gearing} is actuated throng-1'1. the crankaplam 28 it will'be' rotated at approximately four times. the rapidity with. which it; is. actuated through the. centralactuator' or sun wheel-2.0.

lVhen itis desirable to reel up. the rope after the device has. been used the pawl 5.7" may be disengaged from the ring:50 inithe manner aforesaid and-the drum rotated. by

hand at a greater rapidity than cculdbe accomplished through the planetary"gearing A modified form.of my invention,"ilh1s J trated in: Figs. 7 and 8,; comprises aframe consisting'of circular plates so-s1 having- 1 diametrically opposite extensions[ ;.82,-83:

each .of which. may be-provided-with. hollow oppositely extending spacing posts. 8e, com,

plementary extensions 7 82 8-3. being; secured together by suitable screws 85 seated. in one set of posts and screw threadedinto. the

other: .as shown in Fig: I

The .central portions .f. he. circularplates 80, 8 1 desirably maybe provided within wardly projectingfianges. 86-, '87 surround ing central apertures 88-89 'and adaptedjto 1 form recesses for .bearing rollers' 90,1.,said..:.-

rol-lersjengaging respectively :-th' e.nub-91'..o 1

an actuator the;hub92- ofla spider 93 l forming with an, .oppositely disposedgdisklfilt aframefor retatably'supportinga seriesof planetary gears 95;. q As illustrated. 'n Fig, 8 ft g the actuator is provided a gear 96 adapted to. i ntermesh fwithfsimilar. gears .97

upon. the planetaryseriesj and...thehub of the actuator isprovided with an extension I .98 PBO ecti-ngbeyQnd theoute'r facejo-fl the winch frame and desirably is of rectangular 0 h onal form 12 's-s are i Simi a ly apertured end of a crank. The of the actuator is apertured near its end to receive a cylindrical extension 99 extending from ,V the hub 92 of the spider 93. A series of anti-friction rollers 100 desirably surround the extension 99 so that the hub 98 of the actuator will rotate easily thereupon The planetary gears 95 desirably may be mounted uponshafts 101 which arejsupported at their ends respectively in the spider 93 and the circular plate 94, a series of anti-friction rolls 102 being desirably interposed between said shafts and the hubs of the planetary gears 95. The teeth 97 of the planetary gears engage the teeth of an annular rack 103 formed upon a flange 10 i projecting inwardly fromthe side plate 80, the opposite end of the planetary gear being provided with a series of teeth 105 of different pitch which engage an annular series of gear teeth 106 projecting inwardly and preferably integral with the drum 107. The drum 107 may be provided withthe usual flanges 108-109 which may be provided with apertures 110 to reduce the amount of metal and consequently the weight of the device. In order to maintain the drum 107 in properfposition within the frame the drum may be provided centrally with a pair of adjacent ribs 111 and 112 forming therebetween an annular recess 113, and each of the planetary gears may be provided with a projecting rib114l engaging the annular recess 113 so that the drum will be maintained at all times in proper position within the supporting frame. By making these cylindrical surfaces of thepitch diameter 'the anchoring rope may be attached to either one or the other of said yokes- In the operation of the device the yoke 118 will be attached tothe anchoring rope and the rope from the drum 107 will be attached to the object to be moved. Power may then be applied either throughthe hub 98 of the actuator or through the hub 92 of the spider which carries the planetary gears according to whether a heavy object is 'to be moved or a relatively'light one.

"In the former case the rotation of the actuator 98 will cause its integral gear 96 to rotate the planetary gears 95, which by reason of their engagement with s theinter- 11a1 .gear'103.of. the frame wi l se he gages the internal gear 106 of the drum, the

revolution of the planetary ears about the central axis. By reason of t e fact that the gear 95 which engages the gear 103 is of a difl'erent pitch from the gear 105 which endrum will be given a differential rotation relatively to that of the planetary system and great'power will be transmittedfroin the actuator to the drum.

If an object of less weight is to be moved the power may be applied through the hub 92 of the spider 93 which carries the planetary "ears in which case the planetary gears Will be directly rotated by the crank and a greater speed of revolution of the drum attained, the actuator 98 in the meantime rotating idly-upon its axis.

In order to unreel the rope from the drum the locking pawl 116 will be removed from engagement with the ratchet teeth 115 whereupon the rope may be unwound rapidly, in such instance the planetary gears will of course revolve backwardly since there is no means provided in this embodiment of the invention for detachably connecting the drum from the internal gear through which it isdriven by the planetary system.

. In Figs. 9, 10 and 11 I have illustrated a modified form of my invention in which a single planetary member is utilizedto produee the required differential movement of the drum whereby a strong pull upon the rope may be exerted through very small and light mechanism. 1

As illustrated herein the frame preferablv is in the form of two narrow straps 125 -426, the ends of said straps being provided with inwardly extending abutting cylindrical posts 127128 secured together by screws 1 129 or in any other suitable manner. These straps are provided with central apertures 130-131 adapted to receive the hubs of an actuator and a relatively rotatable member which will hereinafter be described. ,The

' straps are so formed as to provide bearings 132133 adapted to. receiveanti-friction rollers 134 135' to provide for the easy rotation of the actuatoruand said rotatable member, One .of the straps126 is provided with an inwardly extending flange 136 provided with teeth 137 forming a rack adapted to be engaged by the planetary member.

The actuator desirably is in the form of a cylinder 138 having. an eccentrically disposed stud 139 mounted in the bearing and provided with an angular extension 140 to receive a suitable actuating-crank.

The stud 139 is provided'with ahollow inner end adapted to receive an extension 125 141 of the hub of a'rotatable member 151 in the form of a disk having an inwardly extending flange 152 provided with teeth 153 adapted to be engaged by the planetary member, the rotatable member 151 being de- 130 tachably eeeiii'eclwtothedrum 154 in a manof the drum during theflre'eling operation I ner hereinafter to be deserihed. H Roller 0.1" other aritiifrictioil lbearirigs 1155 V ijcleeirably are'7intelgposedfbetween the exten- .Si0n L41 oftherotatahlemember and the Zinclosing wallof the1hub13-9of the aetuatorso asto provide for easy relativexotation of the V actuator and rotatable-member. 4 Ihe planetaryimember isiirthe'fornrof a 1 0 ieylindrical ring i156 he1'd in ,pro'per endwise osition by .haiiii gmear'. oneenfd .gm inwarkily projecting .rib' 157 lying :Within "and engagl'ingia peripheral rib 1 5811149011 "the :inneiwend V of the .waetuator, .SaidIQlanetar ,memberfbelingirotatably, secured -to the ,aotuator hiy said ribs aiicl by an annular eover plate 159545- v cured ,to .the {outer end (of i said laCtuafiorQ-and v engagingml ai n'ular recess in the ehdjdfsaid pl anetary'member. V i .4 7 "'2 0 ln horderto reducethefrictioiiihetweenrthe actuator andithe ,pla etai y meniher a serie rOft anfiiifflcfi Qll ITOllQIlSlBO arefinterposedibe )tween the peripheralsurfaeeof theaetuator j 7' and the inner isuriface of the planetary mem- The planet member iS provided with twosets of preferably integral teetlyoneteet 16,1 venga'gi-r the teeth 1&7 pofthe iraok' 'i'36 while the 0t1er1set'162 11 m the tqgposite I V end Lex -gages Lthewlteethv 153 of the rotatable member. The teeth-A61 and ,162 areioffidi fferent piteh so glihfit a difi'el'ent numbertoi :teeth iis proviiied gin :these iresgpeotiv e gears.

It therefore follows thatfithe rotation and i-1 revolution of the ,planetary linember through 7 its actuator will impart L dlflQreIltl3 1imOYB- ED181111 to the -idru m 'lmeniber 151.

" The gjear teeth'o'f theorespeetiyezrrienibere 40 heretofore clescrihetl may he of the usual form but preferably are slightly inclined as illustrated .in Eig.r.9 of the drawingfin such manner has to present greater resistance againsto hrea'kage,

1, being: desirahleeas heretofore stated,.;.to provide ,for theindepenclent rotation o'f-Lthe drum (and ,I its aaetuatin ihember, rmeansjaare :proicigljecl for cletacha'h' y seeiiring the'drum venierrt means as :i-llfistrateilimFig; 11 :e'oixi p t pawls 16,3 ,piizotally' moimted- ,iipon sereitrsorstude ,lhicarniedirpon the fapeiof a rotatable V-m emher 15:1 and ei gagirgg re- 7 eesses 165 mine in iheinhariaw {of one.

iside'of the d um; 15,4; 1 r it 11:11 orclerto told the ,pmiseimeigegemet with s ai d recesses eaeh pawl may; 7 e ppowl'cled wlth 2a il 1 6 adapted *to he. ei gaged.

I by a dog 1.67 mounted; upona s d e01- -s're 168 on the .faeleiof the rotatable ,memb'eras. e illustrated in Eig; 1 1. iThese clogsjmayr-he; so ,ieonstruetedas i0. ,Pl-" vide means fon -holding the pawl ',permapently in engagement, with ithe reeessgofjthe drum or qfor Withholding the pawls fromfsuch engagement,

lthrough the .rotatable ling irom ,planeta mgearhrithe imjmberof one ,oriboth oftheffiang'es 169 035' thegdrum may {be proyid'ed with recesses flogiormingg e gagementfby asuitable springinithemani hear heretofore ildeserlbed' 1n. oo 11neet1on Wlthf g the embodiment of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 t0 ,Gihelri-Sith, Suitable handles ,or yokes I73, I74 r ay-he nioun'tetliipon the g'posts 127-4128 in the liiaii-nereafol'esaid'lto; provide rmeans forattaeliilrg the ahehorirrg In the operation of this embodiment ;of

gmyinventiongayoke I73 01 l'ilieztttadhedjto aetationaryohject; The hooki pon' theeiidi {off the rope which enci cles the enem es illustrated in Fig. i1 @is attaehed .vto the, ob-

;ject t0 be1n'ovet1.- 'lioiirer is 'then applied I through aeran'kto:theH'eXte iOn1410GT the 'f'aetiiator huh, causingitheirotationj of the -ac V "tuator anclthereby ,e'fifectiz g the rotation-{and revbluti011 of itheplanetanyi member-QB} reason of thegen agement offfohe set vof teeth .1161 o'f-the planetary member \iriththe rteeth' V k .137 of :the stationary raek ,Hi11Kl;lZliQ.GIlg&gQ- e mento'f the teeth .1162 Whiehareoffa differ (ent pitch j'from thetteeth ,161, Withtheteeth 153 of the rotatable member, which is'eecured .to the drum a ,relatiizelylowkrotation I W-ijll;be imparted to ;the drum, with the :application tiof multiplied jocwver :tothe rope I .By ilisel gagil g the paw-ls" 1631Whiehere on the qrotatable -men ihe'r'ifromgtheireeees 165 of the drum-sozthah the latter is permitted to.

rotateindependently of the drum, and with drawing xthe -pazwls lilirom engagement withithejfiar ge eithedir n, theirobemay be @unreeled merely:pullinggupomthe Same-L L a Nilhile llhave dieclosetllthree embodiments V of li y-invention herein itgis itoibe melerstood 1V- *thattheimzention-is ino t-limiteglito these piar Itieular,stmreturestbiltbhat itunaylbe emhocliedin pllllel flfolllils and that war iougs ehahges hr the mechanism-mild .gonet'ruqtmn yrnay be i system cjo ildi-beraetuatedflq g mm, t p zo' ieetiAaepeeialiaflvantageofmay illVQHIlOHglS'ii-fS greet-9501011119actnesse ld ;great ',power ,ing-small -compass ofymechamsmzandgwith=relatiwelye small fmG flQI'l lOSSQS' that are-sueta ied with :1 2 5 e ithe,meehamsm arr aiigegi asfgelesorglbed. IIIhe 1 .nelative sp-ejedhnd pmer11e etem-1 drum andwentral iaetuatqr email: een e Mametithin wideyliinitge by eedifieatien of;

relative Pltfih 0f gears in the dlfi'erential 'and' 130 planetary system according to well known principles of mechanism.

Having thus described my invention what ,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

' winch comprising a frame having a .tilied gear, ail winding drum rotatably mounted n said frame and having an internal gear, a crank disk having means ,adapted to be engaged by a crank, planetary gearing, consisting of a plurality of composite gears journaled in said crank disk, each of said gears having members of different pitch engaging respectively said fixedgear and. said internal gear, and a crank adapted to engage said crank disk to actuate said planetary system. .2, A winch comprising a frame havinga pair of fixed annular gears, a winding drum having an internal gear mounted between -said fixed gears, planetary gearing comprising composite-members each havlng a pair .of outer-gears engaging said fixed gears and an inner gear of different pitch engaging said internal gear a central actuator --.engaging. the outer gears, and means for rotating said actuator. j i A'winch comprising a frame having "a fixed annular gear, a drum rotatably mounted in said frame, an annular gear 1 within said drum, planetary gearing Withinsaid annular gearicomprising gears of different pitch in operative relation respectively to the annular gear of said drum and to said fixed gear, a central actuator within said planetary gearing, and alternative means-for 1'evolvingsaid planetary gearing directly, orvin'directlyl through said actuator, whereby differential movements having different speeds of rotation may be imparted .to said "drum. a a

11k winch comprising a frame having a fixed annular gear, awindingydrum rotatably mounted in saidframe an annular gear within ',-said drum, planetary gearing within said drum comprising gears of different pitchqlocated in operative relation respectively to the annular gear of said drum and to said fixed gear, a central actuator within said planetary gears, a crank disk rotatably mounted upon said actuator and having means engaging said planetary gears and forming spindles therefor, crank receiving means upon said crank disk and upon said actuator and a crank having means adapted to engage alternatively said actuator or said crank disk.

5. A winch comprising a drum, a planetary system within said drum, an actuator within said planetary system and a plurality of balanced, cooperating anti-friction means carried respectively by said actuator and said planetary gearing adapted to reduce the friction between the relatively ro- .tatable parts.

6. A winch comprising a frame, a drum rotatably mounted therein, an annular gear within said drum, planetary gearing within said annular gear and in operative relation thereto, means carried by the rotatable members of the planetary gearing adapted to provide a rolling contact between said members and frame, whereby the friction of the relatively rotating parts is reduced, and means independent of said rotatable members for actuating said planetary gearing.

7. A winch comprising a frame, a drum rotatably mounted therein and having an internal annular gear, a system of planetary gearing in operative relation to said drum and said frame andhaving a central actuator, and balanced antifriction means forming rigid parts respectively. of said central actuator and said planetary gearing adapted to provide a rolling contact between said actuator, said planetary gearing and said frame whereby the friction between the rel atively rotating members will be reduced.

8. A winch comprising a fran'ie having fixed annular gears and annular bearing surfaces, a winding drum rotatably mounted within said frame having an internal gear and annular bearing surfaces, a system of planetary gearing mounted within said frame consisting of a plurality of composite gears having members of different pitch engaging respectively said fixed gears and said internal gear and provided with annular bearing surfaces engaging re spectively with rolling contact the bearing surfaces on said frame and on said internal gear, and means for actuating said planetary system. i I a 9. A winch comprisinga frame having, parallel fixed annular gears and annular bearingsurfaces, a winding drum rotatably mounted within said frame having an'internal gear and annular bearingsurfaces, asystem of planetary gearing mounted within said frame consisting of a plurality of composite gears having members of 'different pitch engaging respectively said fixed gears and said internal gear and provided with annular bearing surfaces engaging with rolling contact the bearing surfaces on said frame and on said internal gear, a central actuator gear engaging the members of one series of said composite gears and having bearing surfaces engaging those of said composite gears and means for rotating said actuator.

10. A winch comprising a frame having parallel fixed annular gears and annular bearing surfaces, a Winding drum rotatably mounted within said frame having an internal gear and annular bearing surfaces, a system of planetary gearing mounted within said frame consisting of a plurality of composite gears having members of differcut pitchengaging respectively said fixed gears and said internal gear,.andpr0vided with annular bearing surfaces e'ngagingfthe bearing surfaces. on said frame and 'on 'said .internal gear, a central: actuator consisting of two gears adaptedto engage the members of the series of composite gears iWhich 'cooperatewiththe fixedgears'on the frame, and having-bearing surfaces "engaging those of said composite -gears, means for detachably connecting one of said actuator gears to the other whereby the same may be' *'r'emoved to permit-the assembling or-dis- '*mounting of the apparatus, and means for rotating said actuator. v p i 4 "11. A winch-co1nprising a frameya drum, means within said frame for actuating *the v drum and releasable means connecting'sa'id *drum to its actuating means whereby said 7 consisting of a plurality drum' maybe permitted to rotate independently "of said actuating means. i

12;, A winch comprising afra'm'e having fixed annular gears-, a drum r'otatably mounted within said-frame having an internal gear, a supporting spider rotat'ably -mounted in-sa'id" frame, "a system of planetary -.gearing mounted within said 'frame of composite gears having members of *drfler'en't pitch engaging respectively sa'id fixed gears and said internal jge'ar, said composite gears being @provided with hubs havingrelatively loose connection with said spider, 'acentral actuator operativ'ely engaging said planetary gears and m'e'a-nsfor rotating said actuator. 13. A winch comprising a frame, a "drum I rotatably *mounted' therein, an internal :an-

ntlar gear within said "drum, an actuator, V a rotatable member within said annular gear engagingsaid actuator and sa id annumovemen't to-sa-idannular gear and releasable means connecting said internal gear to 'sa i'ddrum.

p A winch comprising a frame,--audrum V hating eripheral rotatably mounted ithereinfan annularf-gear within saiddrum-""having anexternal -re I cess, a 'pawlon said drum adapted de'tach- V ably-m engage said recess, an actuator, a

rotatable member within said annular gear:

"engag ng "said *atuatorfiandsaid annular 7 gear adapted to impart a difieren'tial move j actuating o ment to "the latter, and means for said'rotatable members. 7

15. A winch comprisi g a" frame, a rd'rum rotatably mounted therein having-annular :apertured flanges, an "annular internal gear within said drumhaving an external series of recesses, a pawl pivotally "mounted in a recess in said drum ada ted to engagefa "recess insai'dgea'r and having an arm-ex tendingintoan' aperture in saidfla'nge; locksaid 'rctatable member an annular fixed gear, a "drum "*"rotatably I upon :saiddrum adapted normally toenfgage sa id f 'tee'th, planetary gearin rota- 'tably mounted within sai'd ann lar gear and having-g ars of different pitch enga ing respectively said fix'ed gear and i said 'intern'al "'ge'ar,-*an actuator engaging-s'ai'dfplam eta ry *gearirfg --'-and means adapted alter-nae tit'elyto rotatesaid planetary-gear directly. I

or through said actuator whereby "d i fi'erent l speeds of rotation m y be imparwd tos'aid 1 am-m or sardramm released frcmits tau ating mechanism to permit therota'tion in? I dependently df saidrplanetar gearin In testimony whereof, I have signed my nameto-thisspecification. v Q

i waeiiin tomn'cr 1 

